Missouri Dept of Conservation has extended closures and public events cancelations

The Missouri Department of Conservation has announced they are extending the temporary closures of its facilities and cancellations of its public events and programs through April 30th. To help protect people amid increasing coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns, MDC temporarily closed its regional offices, Department headquarters in Jefferson City, staffed shooting ranges, nature centers, visitor centers, and educational centers around the state to the public in March. MDC also temporarily canceled its public events and programs, including hunter education classes, nature center programs, and events, shooting range programs and events, and landowner workshops. At the April 30th deadline, the Department of Conservation will reassess the situation. Conservation areas, nature center trails, and boat accesses remain open to the public. Hunting, fishing, and trapping seasons continue as scheduled. MDC managed hunts and mentored spring turkey hunts to continue as planned.